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February 3, 2014: Robert MacDonald on Henry Cavill's Training and Fitness

Henry Cavill In an interview with MovieHole.net, Robert "Maximus" MacDonald, the General Manager and Training Director at Gym Jones in Salt Lake City, Utah, reveals how dedicated Henry Cavill is in his training to get back into shape to play Superman in the follow-up to "Man of Steel".

    He was in Salt Lake City over Christmas, but a pleasure to work with him because he just works hard. No excuses. He shows up, he does what he has to do. He challenges himself and he goes home. There was a couple of times in Salt Lake City where he was my workout partner and I gotta tell you, a lot of people disappoint me when they train with me, he didn't disappoint me in the least. In fact, he impressed me. And so, a guy like that who... He looks that way for a certain reason, it's because he bought into it. He bought into the training, he bought into our philosophy, he did what was needed to be done, and that's what happens.

    Wow! So, were you working on... Was it for Superman or...

    No. Mark worked with Henry. Mark Twight and Michael Blevins worked with Henry. Henry came in December because it's over Christmas and to show you the type of dedication that Henry has, he came in over Christmas because he knew he was going to start shooting the movie Batman vs. Superman and start training for the movie in January. So he wanted to come in December to continue his training. He didn't wanna take time off at Christmas.

    Wow! That is dedication, isn't it?

    Yeah. He was there over Christmas and New Year's and that's what he did. He didn't go home to England and party. He didn't do all the things that I suppose a normal person would have done. He said, "I'm not gonna take a Christmas break off, I wanna be as good as I can be," and he came to see us.

    Wow! Is he fitter than he usually is now or is he even bigger?

    Yeah. His fitness... I would say that his fitness is progressing every single day. And not just in terms of looks, but also in terms of what I call real, genuine horsepower. I think people, even in the exercise world, would be shocked with what he can actually lift, what he can actually do. The things he is capable of. He doesn't just look good. It's actual real, genuine fitness which is really nice.

Read the entire interview at the Movie Hole website.



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